School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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1. An Old Song (continued)

   “There's a man in Ardaghey both proper and tall”

   

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   And she threatened that [above text: through] (true) him she
   let in daylight
   That his creed was all cowards
   she told him to note
   and dared him to tromp on the
   tail of her coat
   V
   Next day she woke up with a
   bad broken hern
   And began for to curse the
   day she was born
   She cursed barley and Kithy and
   proteen likewise
   An' cursed all still-tinkers under the shic[?]
   VI
   And Paddy ahaisge[?] if merry[?] you'll have
   I'll bring you each year a pint heifer calf
   For I am right honest though fond
   of a spree
   On sure Paddy “ms Couchal” your as
   fond of it as me
   VII
   Nour[?] we'll drink and be merry and
   forgive the cow

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Cassidy

   Gender

   Male